I was contacted last week and asked to read and review the inaugural issue of Rethinking Everything Magazine. After just a quick glimpse of the website I couldn’t wait to get an early issue, feeling it was right up my alley and exactly what I need as we put a close to 2009 and look to the coming year of changes with thrilling trepidation.
Rethinking Everything is a small, independent magazine dedicated to sharing stories of incredible, life-altering change. It is co-founded by two amazing women, both mothers and advocates of living and learning outside the box. Their ad-free content speaks volumes alone of their vision and their online publishing (although takes some getting used to) streamlines, simplifies and even amplifies the subscription with audio and video, while minimizing the environmental footprint.
Everything about this magazine screams unparalleled courage and unmitigated passion. The articles were varied and written from all backgrounds and writing styles. But the common thread was that of empowerment and audacity. From page to page I was either impressed and excited or deeply challenged by the uncomfortable emotions the authors brought out of me. From stories that could have been (or maybe will be) our own to those I could hardly relate but from which I still gleaned wisdom, I am still surprised over the effect it has had on me.
I expected to be left inspired, motivated and energetic for our own upcoming story of change. Instead the magazine moved me on a much deeper level. It slowed me down, caused me to evaluate and ruminate on the contrast and the similarities, the judgments and the recognition as only such personal stories can do.
Laced within each account were messages that may or may not resonate with some: unschooling or respectful parenting, personal spiritual beliefs, environmental opinions or means of self-realization and development that may not be your own.
But throughout them all the message the magazine imparted was the same: owning our own lives, stepping outside the comfort zones built around us, tuning into and honoring ourselves and loved ones, finding our personal vehicle for change and emerging from the other side a happier, more whole and wildly passionate person.
It’s an amazing publication and one I’m happy to support. You will be able to find their link in my sidebar for some time. Or you can subscribe here.
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Rethinking Everything Giveaway – For All!
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The gals at Rethinking Everything have graciously agreed to giveaway:
- A free one-year subscription to one lucky reader
- And a free first issue to everyone who enters the giveaway via email!
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Yup, that’s right. Everybody wins!
Enter via one or all of the following three ways. But remember: only the first scores you a free issue and you must leave a separate comment for each additional entry.
- Simply email them* with the subject line of “Free First Issue“. Then leave a comment here using the same email address and letting me know you signed up.
- Blog about this giveaway and share the link here
- Tweet about the giveaway and share the link here.
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I’ll announce the subscription winner on Thursday evening, December 31st and everyone will receive the first issue on January 1st.
Good luck and enjoy!
Update December 31st, 2009:
And the winner is….
Congrats Kristi, of The Tiny Bean!
Thanks to all you entered. I hope you all enjoy your first issue as much as I did!
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My name is Tara. I am a mama and a lover, a full-time nomad, a passionate devourer of Life and an Organic Life Coach.
Very cool! Can’t wait to read it!!
Sent my e-mail … sounds like a great magazine – I can’t wait to read it myself!
Tweeted about it here: http://twitter.com/Brandie185/status/7137928505 =)
Sounds awesome!
I linked this post on my blog.
Ooo! oooo! Right up my alley! I love new magazines and especially inspired radical ones
I’m gonna win ((((((((please)))))))))))
Sounds interesting. I emailed them just now.
Thanks.
Thanks so much for a chance to win. Sounds awesome!
I sent my e mail.
Emailed & tweeted
http://twitter.com/arphaus/status/7140912467
Very exciting! I just sent my email!
Thanks for the review, I’m excited to check out the magazine!
I just emailed them to request a free issue! Looks really interesting!
Sounds pretty darn spiffy – looking forward to reading through the first issue (and maybe even winning a year’s worth!).
I e-mailed for my free issue, have been wanting to check it out for a while, so glad you reviewed it
I e-mailed them and tweeted about it
Just sent my email. Thanks for the info Tara, I plan to subscribe.
Email sented before!
done!!
I also tweeted! Thanks Tara
just sent them an email, thanks so much for this great info.
It sounds so interesting! I can’t wait to see it!
I sent them an e-mail, thanks!
Looks like an awesome mag!! I sent them an email.
Ooh! What a great review – I emailed them & can’t wait for my free issue. Thanks!
I just sent an email. Thanks!!
I just emailed them for the first free issue! Sounds very cool!
And, I tweeted about it here:
http://twitter.com/AutodidactMama/status/7167184383
I blogged and sent my email too! Looking forward to checking out the first issue.
http://zzz-organic.blogspot.com/2009/12/cool-new-magazine.html
Can’t wait to receive a free issue and see what all this fuss is about!
) Looking forward to it! Thanks.
I sent my email. Can’t wait for my first issue.
Hey there Tara. Of course I signed up. I am always looking for something new and fresh in the print media world (even online world.) Thanks for the tip!
-Drew
Oh, retweeted about it as well!
I’ve been looking for new, and out of the box reads. This looks like it will be good.
I shared it on Twitter.
oops! This is my second entry. I gave the blog post address last time
I signed up for a free issue!
emailed! great mag!
I sent my email for the free issue. Looks like a great magazine!
emailed them!
I sent an email! Thanks for the give away!
I retweeted but don’t know how to send a link for that.
Ooh, I want to win!
I emailed them, too.
Thanks for the nice review. I’m excited!
I emailed them for the free issue. Thank you for doing this!
I tweeted about this!
http://twitter.com/mommymilkies/status/7184779841
I emailed them
I signed up by sending an email, thank you for the opportunity! I cannot wait to read the first issue!
I emailed them. I read so few mags now (Ode, Mothering, Hip Mama…) and am very excited to read this after your review. Thanks much!
Not entering, but I’m interested in reading what moved you so much, so I requested a first issue.
sounds amazing. i’ll send an email right now!
I e-mailed them. I love that they are an online magazine. I went to the website and reading the first story got me hooked. Can’t wait to see all the other articles!
can’t wait can’t wait can’t wait!!!
I sent them a note, I just can not wait to see the first issue!
I´m very eager to read it. Sounds very interesting and challenging. I emailed them.
Thanks for the giveaway.
Somehow I got the wrong link to my blog (where I blogged about the giveaway)in the other reply. Here is the right one- hope it works now:
http://violarissasblog.typepad.com/blog/2009/12/theorganicsister-blog-archive-rethinking-everything-magazine-and-giveaway-1.html
Happy new year and all the help you need for the changes you want to or have to make during the coming year- energy, faith, courage and luck for your projects!!!
I have signed up, interested to see what it’s all about.
yay! me too!
Wow, that magazine looks great! I am really interested. I sent an email
I’m not sure how to post my tweet to this page, but my twitter is karahugstrees.
Thanks, Tara. I just wrote to RE Mag.
I sent an email to them.
Tweeted!
http://twitter.com/Kryistina/status/7256866994
Thanks so much for the heads-up! I can’t wait to read the free first issue!
Sounds fantastic! Can’t wait!